Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Story & Art by Majiko!Original work by Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkōchi

Summer of 2011, the Holy Britannia Empire declared war on Japan. Within one month, the country had fallen and with its defeat, lost it’s freedom and rights, renamed as Area 11, and it’s people the 11s. Lelouch, a successor to the Royal Family of Britannia who was living in Japan at the time, vows to destroy the Empire to his childhood friend Suzaku. 7 years later, both attending the same high school, Lelouch often skips school to play chess. One day, caught up in a 11s terrorist incident involving a stolen military secret, Lelouch is captured by the task force sent to recover the capsule. Suzaku, a member of the military is shot for disobeying orders and with nowhere else to turn, the young girl found in the capsule gives Lelouch the power of Geass, making anyone obey a direct order from him. At this point the two childhood friends path diverge, Suzaku becoming a military pilot in the Britannia Army and Lelouch the masked Zero, the leader of the rebellion to destroy Britannia.

Volumes

8 in the canonical sequence

English packaging

8 books, 8 releases

Publishers

Bandai Entertainment

Also known as

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ